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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) Provenance
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1832-1834 and 1840-1842 The first: M. Nakazawa, Tokyo.
Seven oban yoko-e prints from the series known as Uozukushi (An The ‘lobster and two shrimps’ (one mounted on card): sold at
Assortment of Fishes); the first and second of katsuo and sakura Sotheby’s London, 26 April 1984, lot 108.
(bonito and cherries), with two kyoka poems in the upper section, The ‘seabream and Japanese pepper’ (one with better colour):
signed Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga, the first with publisher’s seal Eijudo sold at Sotheby’s London, 26 April 1984, lot 110.
and censor’s seal kiwame, mounted on paper, the second, without
the censor’s and publisher’s seals, mounted on card; the third and
fourth of Ise-ebi and shiba-ebi (lobster and two shrimps), with two 262 *
kyoka poems in the upper section, both with publisher’s seal Eijudo UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)
of Nishimuraya Yohachi, censor’s seal kiwame, signed Hiroshige Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1840-1842
ga, one mounted on card; the fifth, shimadai, ainame and nanten Four oban yoko-e prints from the series known as Uozukushi (An
(spotted bream, rock trout and nandina), no publisher’s seal, signed Assortment of Fishes), each with a kyoka poem in the upper section;
Hiroshige ga; the sixth and the seventh, two prints of tai and sansho the first of amadai, ishimochi and wasabi (tilefish, ishimochi and
(seabream and Japanese pepper), both with publisher’s seal Eijudo of wasabi root), mounted on a card, 24.9cm x 36.8cm (9¾in x 14½in);
Nishimuraya Yohachi, signed Ichiryusai Hiroshige ga; together with a the second of akodai and sasa (red seabream and bamboo grass),
facsimile of a black seabream, two small seabream and a Japanese 24.8cm x 36.6cm (9¾in x 14 3/8in); both with publisher’s seal
pepper. The smallest: 24.8cm x 36cm (9¾in x 14¼in); Yamasho of Yamadaya Shojiro, signed Hiroshige hitsu; the third and
the largest: 26.4cm x 37.9cm (10 3/8in x 14 7/8in). (8). fourth of suzuki, kinmedai and shiso (seabass, gold-eyed bream and
a perilla branch); both without publisher’s seal, signed Hiroshige ga,
£1,000 - 1,500 25.5cm x 37.2cm (10in x 14 5/8in) and 23.7cm x 35.7cm
(9¼in x 14in). (4).
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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